The Sacraments in Worship
Griess explains how the sacraments—baptism and the Lord's Supper—function as worship in themselves, not merely as supplementary elements in the service. The article grounds this understanding in Reformed principles of covenantal assembly, the dialogue between God and His people, and God's regulatory control over worship, arguing that believers worship God through the proper use of the sacraments.
Previous article in this series: June 2016, p. 405. *A word of explanation. I thought I was finished writing about worship, but realized I had not explained the sacraments in worship, a key aspect of God-ordained worship. I do that in this article and the next five. After that I will be finished writing on this topic for now. Thanks for reading. Introduction If someone would ask you what you do to worship God, what would you say? Surely you would say that you pray to God, privately and in...
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